fava bean

From fava +‎ bean, from Italian fava.

fava bean (plural fava beans)

1. An edible bean (Vicia faba) native to Africa and Southwest Asia with a long tradition of cultivation.
   • 2013 April 2, David Tanis, “Hurry Up, Spring”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 April 2013, Dining & Wine‎^[2]:

     At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries.
     Those harbingers of the season are said to be full of chi, or qi, the Chinese word for life force. We’re craving them as we’re craving lighter, brighter-tasting meals, food that is greener and fresher.

• (Vicia faba): broad bean, faba bean, horse bean, field bean, tic bean, bell bean, Windsor bean

• Vicia faba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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